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While intent on unraveling the tale spun by a previous one-night-stand, Ridge is drawn closer to the alluring Talaya and the haunting pain in her eyes. When he learns Talaya is a murder suspect, instead of walking away—because their bond over shared trauma has become unbreakable—Ridge whisks her away to the safety of Sansonique, his family’s private island. Amidst the pristine beauty of the Caribbean, two headstrong strangers struggle to make peace with their past demons, prepare for a confrontation with a killer, and embrace a passion that just might destroy them.

Eigentlich hatte Julia genug damit zu tun, ihre Mutter Meike auf die Aufnahmeprüfung in den „Club der Rätselfüchse“ vorzubereiten. Doch dann winkt ein neues Abenteuer in der Glitzerwelt und Grummeleinhorn tauscht mit ihr den Platz. Während Julia sich gemeinsam mit Pummel, Norbert dem Keks, Bonnie McSwann und Pummelomi auf den Weg macht, das Rätsel einer geheimnisvollen Schatzkarte zu lösen, entdeckt Grummeleinhorn zusammen mit Meike seine Liebe für Rätselbücher. Das verrückt-witzige Abenteuer mit Pummeleinhorn und Co. lüftet diesmal das Geheimnis um die Piratenkapitänin Bonnie McSwann und wie sie eigentlich in der Glitzerwelt gelandet ist.

Un’antica dimora inglese in cui tutto può accadere. Mi chiamo Angelica e questa è la lista delle cose che avevo immaginato per me: un fidanzato fedele, un bel terrazzino, genitori senza grandi aspettative. Peccato che nessuna si sia avverata. Ecco invece la lista delle cose che sono accadute: lasciare tutto, partire per l’Inghilterra e ritrovarmi con un lavoro inaspettato. Così sono arrivata a Chaverton House, un’antica dimora del Dorset. Questo viaggio doveva essere solo una visita veloce per indagare su una vecchia storia di famiglia, e invece si è rivelato molto di più.

Torna Alice Allevi in tutta la sua splendida e perfetta imperfezione. Torna Claudio Conforti, per tutti e tutte ormai solo "CC": mente brillante, parlantina spesso caustica, cuore solo all'apparenza ruvido. Torna il cast di comprimari che per dieci anni esatti ha entusiasmato lettrici e lettori, facendo innamorare, sorridere, disperare e a volte perfino arrabbiare. Alice è tornata dopo un intenso periodo vissuto a Washington insieme a Claudio Conforti, e c'è una ragione precisa dietro la decisione della coppia più scintillante della medicina legale.

"How do you dream? Are your dreams in color or black 'n white? Do they feel surreal or all too real? Well, I'd like to introduce you to my little slice of bittersweet. These subconscious woods hold every fear and my anxieties masked are as wolves. Nightmares that play on a loop for weeks, even months at a time. Symptoms of waking in cold sweats and shaking. The only moments of peace are found in the sporadically studded dreams that happen every now and again.

Dall'autrice de "L'allieva", amata da oltre 1 milione di lettori in Italia, un nuovo inizio, una nuova protagonista, una nuova formidabile serie. Verona non è la mia città. E la paleopatologia non è il mio mestiere. Eppure, eccomi qua. Com'è potuto succedere, proprio a me? Mi chiamo Costanza Macallè e sull'aereo che mi sta portando dalla Sicilia alla città del Veneto dove già abita mia sorella, Antonietta, non viaggio da sola. Con me c'è l'essere a cui tengo di più al mondo, sedici chili di delizia e tormento che rispondono al nome di Flora.

A whole, beautiful life is only made possible by the wide spectrum of feelings that exist between joy and sorrow. In this insightful and warm book, writer and illustrator Mari Andrew explores all the emotions that make up a life, in the process offering insights about trauma and healing, the meaning of home and the challenges of loneliness, finding love in the most unexpected of places - from birds nesting on a sculpture to a ride on the subway - and a resounding case for why sometimes you have to put yourself in the path of magic.

Rebecca van Laer and her partner purchase a home and move in with their senior cats, Toby and Gus. Their loved ones see this as a step toward an inevitable future—first comes the house, then a dog, then a child. But what if they are just cat people ? Moving between memoir, philosophy, and pop culture, Cat is a playful and tender meditation on cats and their people.

As the reigning queen of a crime organization, hit woman Celine Devereaux has a constant target on her back. Ruling alongside the boss is what she is made for. But when a new enemy arises, it catches the Devereaux organization off guard, triggering a war that erupts in the streets of Chicago.

It began with a stolen almost-kiss. And ended in revenge. She was never supposed to cross my path. She was never supposed to know about the oaths I swore or the secrets I keep. But like a thief in the night, she took my heart and ran… even if she wasn't mine to possess. As a member of the billionaire Elite, I live by simple tenets. A gentleman above all. Loyalty is everything.. Secrets whispered are never revealed. And power is king.

Retired hitwoman Celine Briggs loved few people in this world; Her husband Caleb, and her ex-handler, Brian Devereaux. When Celine took her marital vows, she exchanged the life of guns, drugs, and violence for the peaceful life as Caleb's wife. However, not all things buried stay hidden.

Retired hit woman Celine Briggs loved few people in this world; her husband Caleb, and her ex-handler, Brian Devereaux. When Celine took her marital vows, she exchanged the life of guns, drugs, and violence for the peaceful life as Caleb's wife. However, not all things buried stay hidden. When Celine's past comes knocking, it rattles her world and forces her back into the life she vowed to give up. Now she is turning up the heat on the streets of Chicago, showing no mercy to the men who've undoubtedly marked themselves.

Blood and sweat. Bethany Lewis danced her way out of poverty. She's a world class athlete...with a debt to pay. Joshua North always gets what he wants. And the mercenary wants Bethany in his bed. He wants her beautiful little body bent to his will.

Bakari Youngblood is moving back home to Washington, DC, and his family could not be happier. But not Kameron, his brother's wife and the love of his life, with whom he shared a weekend of passion. Now that he's back and tantalizingly insistent that they continue to explore their love, Kameron is even more determined to suppress her desires for him and focus on her marriage.

On the eve of their tenth wedding anniversary, Kameron and Aaron Youngblood plan to renew their vows. They seem to have the perfect life and are the very definition of "couple goals." Yet Kameron feels uneasy about her relationship but can't figure out what's missing. Until Bakari, Aaron's hot younger brother, arrives in town for a job interview, bold in his attraction toward her. Kameron finds herself hopelessly drawn to him again like she was all those years ago when they first met. 

Jessica Hayes has only ever wanted to prove she could be an asset to her father and his company. She’s so determined to get his approval, she agreed to marry Warner, the man her father is grooming to take over the family business. But Warner doesn’t want a business partner, and leaving Jessica behind in Cedar Ridge is just the beginning of what he’ll do to get what he wants.

Forty-eight stories of brave sparrows, wilds winds, and how to live in times of climate change. A prize-winning book by the natural storyteller Georgiana Keable, sharing long experience with children in the forests and snows of Norway. Meet the girl who became a fish, married a bear, and had a tree as her mum and dad. Meet the boy who tried to stop the wind, fetched fire from the center of the earth on the back of a bird, and whose father was the river.

Marie è una bellissima diciannovenne che gode a suscitare l'invidia delle sue coetanee. Quando va in sposa a un giovane benestante, non si rassegna alla nascita di Diane, l'incantevole figlia che attira su di sé l'attenzione di tutti, come non si rassegna a una vita che sembra deludere le sue aspettative. Amélie Nothomb torna a regalarci un romanzo crudele, mettendo a nudo con precisione millimetrica i meccanismi più distruttivi dell'animo umano. "Colpisci il tuo cuore" è la storia di un amore assoluto. L'amore di una figlia per la madre, la sua ricerca di tenerezza, di conferme.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This on-point guide to growing up by Instagram sensation Mari Andrew features “achingly vulnerable and completely relatable watercolor illustrations about relationships, heartbreak and the struggles of urban life” (The Washington Post). In the journey...

Pause, take a breath, and glisten... That's the better way to phrase Yasmine Brown sweating to death on her first hike, which is, obviously her punishment for being too cheap or too stubborn to buy the outdoor-loving woman she calls her best friend a stupid gift. Most people are willing to accept her famous baked desserts as the perfect present. Unfortunately, that trick doesn't work when your best friend is also your employee. One little trek to make the birthday brat happy won't kill her, right?